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March 17, 2023 40 mins

School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien

Season 1: Episode 8

For transcripts, links to all the books featured, resources, show notes and contact details, click here: https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-8 

Part 1
Book post

  • Art and Joy Best Friends Forever by Danielle Krysa
  • The Way of Dog by Zana Fraillon
  • Engineers Making a Difference
  • Kind Crocodile by Leo Timmers by Dr. Shini Somara
  • I say Oh, You say No by John Kane
  • The Fixer of Broken Things by Julia Patton
  • The Bear and the Wildcat by Kazumi Yumoto and Komako Sakai
  • Prehistoric Beasts by Dean Lomax and Mike Love
  • Tourmaline and the Island of Elsewhere by Ruth Lauren
  • Dandy the Highway Lion by Stephanie Sorrell
  • Crossing the Line by Tia Fisher
  • Ellie Pillai is (Almost) in Love by Christine Pillainayagam

Rundown - top 30 children's and YA books to buy in March 2023

  • Boy Like Me by Simon James Green
  • Ravencave by Marcus Sedgwick
  • What the World Doesn't See by Mel Darbon
  • Circus Maximus: Rider of the Storm by Annelise Gray
  • Tourmaline and the Island of Elsewhere by Ruth Lauren
  • Big Nate: Nailed It! by Lincoln Peirce
  • Prehistoric Beasts by Dean Lomax
  • Sheets by Brenna Thummler
  • The Way of Dog by Zana Fraillon
  • Catfish Rolling by Clara Kumagai
  • Dragonracers by Peter Bunzl
  • Maggie Blue and the White Crow by Anna Goodall
  • Being you: Poems of Positivity by Daniel Thompson
  • The Truth Detective by Tim Harford
  • The Other Edie Trimmer by Jacqueline Wilson
  • The Handbook of Forgotten Skills by Natalie Crowley & Elaine Baptiste
  • Stanley's Secret by John Sullivan
  • The Nowhere Thief by Alice M. Ross
  • The Knowing by Ani DiFranco
  • Dick the Delightful Duck by Kaye Umansky
  • The Autistic Guide to Adventure by Allie Mason
  • Habitats of the World by DK
  • Wild Song by Candy Gourlay
  • Faruq and the Wiri Wiri by Sophia Payne
  • Engineers Making a Difference by Dr. Shini Somara
  • Ellie Pillai is (Almost) in Love by Christine Pillainayagam
  • Dog Man 11 by Dav Pilkey
  • Courage Out Loud: 25 Poems of Power by Joseph Coelho
  • Hell Breaks Loose by Derek Landy
  • Crossing the Line by Tia Fisher
  • Football Rules the World by Simon Mugford

March 2023 books of the month

  • Fiction: The Way of Dog by Zana Fraillon
  • Nonfiction: Engineers Making a Difference: by Dr. Shini Somara
  • Picture book: Kind Crocodile by Leo Timmers

Part 2
How the cost of living crisis is impacting children's reading and book sales

New book pitches: The Bumper Book of Double Learning by Helen J Bailey; My Magical Bearded Friend by Chris Husband; Dumb Orphans by Allan Low; & a monologue by Rebecca Smith for the Cheltenham Festivals

Part 3
Poetry for 7-11-year-olds

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